24 h. ago Can Scott Bessent see China’s trade counterstrike with clear eyes?

After a video call last Saturday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng are expected to meet in Malaysia this week to hopefully ease tensions before US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping potentially meet on the sidelines of this year’s Apec summit. The meeting was in doubt when Trump threatened to impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on China, despite later relenting that it might not be sustainable. Washington blamed Beijing for the escalation,...

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46 h. ago Is China President Xi Jinping picking his successor? Key Beijing meet holds key

Is China President Xi Jinping picking his successor? Key Beijing meet holds key  The Economic Times

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49 h. ago China’s Communist Party kicks off fourth plenum amid tight security in Beijing

China’s ruling Communist Party kicked off a key four-day conclave on Monday that will determine the country’s development over the next five years. The fourth plenum of the party’s Central Committee began on Monday morning, according to state news agency Xinhua. Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, who is also the nation’s president, delivered a work report to the meeting and outlined the party’s proposals for the next five-year plan, which will be submitted for deliberation, a brief report said...

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4 d. ago Trump and Xi’s shock tactics see trade war remain in a stalemate

Blame games, tit-for-tat threats, off-again on-again meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and wild tariff swings seem to be the recent order of the day. According to former government officials and analysts, however, this should come as no surprise – it’s just the price you pay when diplomatic norms are brushed off. In the latest twist in the saga, Trump on Friday swung from tough to conciliatory, appearing to reverse threats made a week earlier to cancel...

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4 d. ago Trump confirms Xi meeting, retreats on 100% tariffs: ‘not sustainable’

In a turnaround from the tough stance he took a week ago, US President Donald Trump said Friday that he planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in two weeks and suggested that imposing an additional 100 per cent tariff on all Chinese goods appeared unworkable. But he also blamed China for the latest stand-off in trade talks. The mercurial president called into question his planned sit-down with Xi seven days ago and threatened the draconian tariff increase in addition to...

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5 d. ago China’s top advisory body revives Xi’s ideas on unity ahead of fourth plenum

China’s top political advisory body has brought new attention to President Xi Jinping’s ideas on balancing diversity and unity ahead of a key conclave of the Communist Party. It also threw punches at Western-style multiparty political systems, championing the consultation mechanism led by the ruling party in China. “The united front is a combination of unity and diversity,” the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) wrote in an article published in the party mouthpiece...

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7 d. ago French PM backs suspending pension reform until 2027 in key move for survival

French Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu will propose the suspension of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move to avoid his fragile minority government being immediately toppled. Lecornu said on Tuesday in a speech at the National Assembly that the law, a flagship policy of French President Emmanuel Macron, would be put on pause until after the next presidential election, to be held in 2027. The Socialist Party, which is not part of the government, had demanded that...

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8 d. ago Plenary meeting of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women held in Beijing

Plenary meeting of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women held in Beijing  Xinhua

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8 d. ago Xinhua Headlines: Xi underscores shared global duty to advance women's development at Beijing meeting

Xinhua Headlines: Xi underscores shared global duty to advance women's development at Beijing meeting  Xinhua

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8 d. ago Special exhibition celebrating Global Leaders' Meeting on Women held in Beijing

Special exhibition celebrating Global Leaders' Meeting on Women held in Beijing  Xinhua

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8 d. ago Xi underscores shared global duty to advance women's development at Beijing meeting

Xi underscores shared global duty to advance women's development at Beijing meeting  English.gov.cn

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8 d. ago Participants interviewed at Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing

Participants interviewed at Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing  Xinhua

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8 d. ago Participants attend opening ceremony of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing

Participants attend opening ceremony of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing  Xinhua

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8 d. ago Participants communicate while attending Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing

Participants communicate while attending Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing  Xinhua

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8 d. ago China pledges US$110 million for women’s empowerment at Beijing global summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged US$110 million for female empowerment worldwide as the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women got under way in Beijing on Monday. The two-day event co-hosted by China and UN Women commemorates the 30th anniversary of the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women in the Chinese capital. The 1995 conference, where 189 countries unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, is widely regarded as a global turning point for gender...

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9 d. ago National Assembly President Attends Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing Presided Over by Xi Jinping

National Assembly President Attends Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing Presided Over by Xi Jinping  Khmer Times

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9 d. ago Int'l guests deliver speeches at opening ceremony of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing

Int'l guests deliver speeches at opening ceremony of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing  Xinhua

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9 d. ago Interview: Global leaders' meeting in Beijing a key platform to advance women's empowerment, says Egyptian official

Interview: Global leaders' meeting in Beijing a key platform to advance women's empowerment, says Egyptian official  Xinhua

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9 d. ago Street banners for Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing

Street banners for Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing  English.gov.cn

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9 d. ago Why India is hedging its bets on another China charm offensive

In a fast and furious year of devastating wars and high-stakes diplomacy, the historic meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands out as a potential harbinger of a new global order. In his first visit to China in seven years, Modi agreed with Xi that Asia’s two powers should be “partners” rather than “rivals”, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin. Modi stressed that “their differences should not turn into...

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